Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 17,106 current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, 2014–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 17,106 current LCU per person for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Kenya peaked at 17,106 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,774 current LCU per person, in 2014.
That places Kenya 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7,774 current LCU per person | — |
| 2015 | 8,493 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 10,732 current LCU per person | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 11,026 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13,799 current LCU per person | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 12,904 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 14,273 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 16,360 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 17,106 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 17,106 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,739 current LCU per person, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 17,106 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,158 current LCU per person, 49% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,365 current LCU per person | 7,774 current LCU per person | 13,799 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 15,161 current LCU per person | 12,904 current LCU per person | 17,106 current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 57 Israel 21,187 current LCU per person compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 20,155 current LCU per person compare
- 59 Maldives 17,711 current LCU per person compare
- 61 Moldova 17,040 current LCU per person compare
- 62 Mexico 15,782 current LCU per person compare
- 63 Luxembourg 14,354 current LCU per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Kenya?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Kenya was 17,106 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 17,106 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,774 current LCU per person in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.